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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The Ethiopian Ministry of Health (EMOH) has recently introduced a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) program for healthcare workers to ensure they maintain the necessary competencies to meet the community\'s health needs. However, there is limited information on healthcare workers\' knowledge and perceived need for CPD. This study aims to assess healthcare workers\' CPD knowledge, perceived needs, and factors associated with these in eastern Ethiopia.
METHODS: A health facility-based cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted from September 1, 2022, to October 30, 2022. Health facilities and study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. A total of 731 healthcare professionals were randomly selected. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire developed from national CPD guidelines. Data analysis was performed using the STATA statistical package version 14. A logistic regression model was used to assess the association between predictors and the outcome variable. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the strength of the association. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: In this study, 731 healthcare workers participated. Among them, 65.80% (95% CI: 62.35%, 69.24%) had knowledge of CPD, and 79.48% (CI95% 76.54, 82.41) expressed a strong perceived need for CPD. Female healthcare workers [AOR: 0.54 (95% CI: 0.37, 0.78)] and lack of internet access [AOR: 0.68 (95% CI: 0.47-0.97)] were predictors of knowledge of CPD. Age above 35 [AOR: 0.39 (95% CI: 0.17, 0.91)] and being female [AOR: 0.59 (95% CI: 0.40-0.87)] were predictors of a strong perceived need for CPD.
CONCLUSIONS: The study found that there was a low level of knowledge about Continuing Professional Development among healthcare workers. The perceived needs of healthcare workers varied. It is important for health sectors and stakeholders to prioritize developing strategies that address knowledge gaps, particularly among female healthcare workers, improve access to the Internet for CPD resources, and address the diverse needs of professionals for effective CPD implementation.
METHODS: A health facility-based cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted from September 1, 2022, to October 30, 2022. Health facilities and study participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. A total of 731 healthcare professionals were randomly selected. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire developed from national CPD guidelines. Data analysis was performed using the STATA statistical package version 14. A logistic regression model was used to assess the association between predictors and the outcome variable. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated to determine the strength of the association. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
RESULTS: In this study, 731 healthcare workers participated. Among them, 65.80% (95% CI: 62.35%, 69.24%) had knowledge of CPD, and 79.48% (CI95% 76.54, 82.41) expressed a strong perceived need for CPD. Female healthcare workers [AOR: 0.54 (95% CI: 0.37, 0.78)] and lack of internet access [AOR: 0.68 (95% CI: 0.47-0.97)] were predictors of knowledge of CPD. Age above 35 [AOR: 0.39 (95% CI: 0.17, 0.91)] and being female [AOR: 0.59 (95% CI: 0.40-0.87)] were predictors of a strong perceived need for CPD.
CONCLUSIONS: The study found that there was a low level of knowledge about Continuing Professional Development among healthcare workers. The perceived needs of healthcare workers varied. It is important for health sectors and stakeholders to prioritize developing strategies that address knowledge gaps, particularly among female healthcare workers, improve access to the Internet for CPD resources, and address the diverse needs of professionals for effective CPD implementation.
摘要：
背景：埃塞俄比亚卫生部（EMOH）最近为医护人员推出了一项持续专业发展（CPD）计划，以确保他们保持必要的能力，以满足社区的健康需求。然而,关于医护人员的知识和对CPD的感知需求的信息有限。这项研究旨在评估医护人员的CPD知识，感知需求，以及与埃塞俄比亚东部相关的因素。
方法：从2022年9月1日至2022年10月30日进行了基于医疗机构的横断面定量研究。使用简单的随机抽样技术选择了卫生设施和研究参与者。随机抽取了731名医疗保健专业人员。数据是使用根据国家CPD指南制定的自我管理问卷收集的。使用STATA统计软件包第14版进行数据分析。使用逻辑回归模型来评估预测因子与结果变量之间的关联。计算具有95％置信区间的调整后的优势比，以确定关联的强度。P值<0.05被认为是统计学上显著的。
结果：在这项研究中，731名医护人员参加。其中,65.80%（95%CI：62.35%，69.24%)有CPD知识，79.48%(CI95%76.54，82.41)表示强烈感知需要CPD。女性医护人员[AOR：0.54（95％CI：0.37，0.78）]和缺乏互联网接入[AOR：0.68（95％CI：0.47-0.97）]是CPD知识的预测因子。年龄超过35[AOR：0.39（95％CI：0.17，0.91）]和女性[AOR：0.59（95％CI：0.40-0.87）]是强烈感知需要CPD的预测因素。
结论：研究发现，医护人员对持续职业发展的知识水平较低。医护人员的感知需求各不相同。卫生部门和利益攸关方必须优先制定解决知识差距的战略，特别是在女性医护人员中，改善CPD资源对互联网的访问，并满足专业人员对有效实施CPD的不同需求。
方法：从2022年9月1日至2022年10月30日进行了基于医疗机构的横断面定量研究。使用简单的随机抽样技术选择了卫生设施和研究参与者。随机抽取了731名医疗保健专业人员。数据是使用根据国家CPD指南制定的自我管理问卷收集的。使用STATA统计软件包第14版进行数据分析。使用逻辑回归模型来评估预测因子与结果变量之间的关联。计算具有95％置信区间的调整后的优势比，以确定关联的强度。P值<0.05被认为是统计学上显著的。
结果：在这项研究中，731名医护人员参加。其中,65.80%（95%CI：62.35%，69.24%)有CPD知识，79.48%(CI95%76.54，82.41)表示强烈感知需要CPD。女性医护人员[AOR：0.54（95％CI：0.37，0.78）]和缺乏互联网接入[AOR：0.68（95％CI：0.47-0.97）]是CPD知识的预测因子。年龄超过35[AOR：0.39（95％CI：0.17，0.91）]和女性[AOR：0.59（95％CI：0.40-0.87）]是强烈感知需要CPD的预测因素。
结论：研究发现，医护人员对持续职业发展的知识水平较低。医护人员的感知需求各不相同。卫生部门和利益攸关方必须优先制定解决知识差距的战略，特别是在女性医护人员中，改善CPD资源对互联网的访问，并满足专业人员对有效实施CPD的不同需求。
